Grain Boundary Character Dependence on Nucleation of Discontinuous Precipitates in Cu-Ti Alloys

作者：Semboshi Satoshi^*; Sato Mitsutaka; Kaneno Yasuyuki; Iwase Akihiro; Takasugi Takayuki

来源：Materials, 2017, 10(4): 415.

DOI：10.3390/ma10040415

• Cu alloy
• aging
• grain boundary
• discontinuous precipitation
• electron backscattering diffraction
• misorientation
• Sigma value

The dependence of the grain boundary character distribution for a Cu-4 at. % Ti polycrystal alloy (average grain size: 100 mu m) on the nucleation of cellular discontinuous precipitates was systematically investigated. In an alloy over-aged at 723 K, cellular discontinuous precipitates consisted of a terminal Cu solid solution and a stable beta-Cu4Ti lamellae nucleated at grain boundaries. Electron backscatter diffraction analysis revealed that the discontinuous precipitation reaction preferentially occurred at random grain boundaries with a Sigma value of more than 21 according to the coincidence site lattice theory. On the other hand, few cellular discontinuous precipitates nucleated at low-angle and low-Sigma boundaries, particularly twin (Sigma 3) boundaries. These findings suggest that the nucleation of discontinuous precipitates is closely correlated with grain boundary character and structure, and hence energy and/or diffusibility. It should therefore be possible to suppress the discontinuous precipitation reaction through control of the alloy's grain boundary energy, by means of texture control and third elemental addition.

• 出版日期2017-4